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APY Art Centre Collective: Taking Indigenous Art to the City
Theodore L. Hill; Sheri Lambert; Kathryn ReadyCase IVEY-9B21M019-EStrategyIn early 2019, just a year after opening a gallery in Sydney, Australia, the elders of the APY Art Centre Collective proposed opening a second gallery in Adelaide, a much smaller city. The first year in Sydney had been profitable, in part due to an aggressive digital presence. The Collective had some seed money, an offer of a small gallery space, and the draw of serving a large number of the APY community who were residents in Adelaide. But the A...Starting at €8.20
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Tommy Chen: Using Sun Tzu's Art of War in Business
Stephen GraingerCase IVEY-9B17M058-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, the general manager and a director of an Australian building company were seeking an outside investor to provide the company with the needed resources to recover from a disastrous takeover. The two found such an investor in a Chinese entrepreneur and Sun Tzu master based in Hong Kong. To the shock of those involved with the Australian company, the Chinese investor used Sun Tzu war strategies to take over and destroy the smaller Australia...Starting at €8.20
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Estrategias para atraer inversores
Huy, Q.; Zott, ChristophArticle ART-1604Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyAl complicarse el acceso a los recursos, muchos directivos ven cómo el mundo que conocían desaparece y deja paso a otro muy diferente. Todos los emprendedores han tenido que enfrentarse al reto de demostrar su solvencia sin poder avalarla con pruebas. Su experiencia resulta muy útil para los directivos que, tal vez por primera vez, han de obtener financiación para los grandes proyectos que impulsarán su carrera profesional. A la hora de atraer a ...Starting at €8.20
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El grifo de la innovación
IESE InsightArticle ART-2795Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change¿Por qué algunas innovaciones cuajan y otras no? En 1979, por ejemplo, Sony revolucionó nuestra manera de escuchar música con el Walkman. No solo nos permitió llevarla a todas partes, también creó una categoría de producto completamente nueva que allanó el camino para futuros dispositivos como el iPod. Comparémoslo con Vista, el sistema operativo que Microsoft lanzó en 2007. Tras advertir problemas de rendimiento y pocas ventajas, la legión de cl...Starting at €8.20
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<i>Flexiguridad</i> para dinamizar el empleo
Wilthagen, TonArticle ART-2047EconomicsUno de los problemas más acuciantes de los Gobiernos europeos es la elevada tasa de desempleo. Al mismo tiempo, a las empresas les cuesta cada vez más encontrar profesionales experimentados y cualificados que les puedan ayudar a competir en un entorno de negocio global. El modelo de empleo creativo y colaborativo conocido como flexiguridad ofrece una solución a ambos problemas. ¿Cómo? Apostando por modalidades de trabajo flexibles y progra...Starting at €8.20
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Adolescentes hoy, jóvenes adultos en 2020
Nueno Iniesta, José LuisArticle ART-1894MarketingAunque no tienen un gran poder adquisitivo, los adolescentes juegan un papel crucial en muchas decisiones de compra. Además, de su comportamiento y actitudes en relación al consumo dependerá el futuro (y la sostenibilidad) de muchas empresas. Por ello, invertir en el conocimiento de este target es una decisión rentable a largo plazo. Si tenemos en cuenta el reequilibrio de la renta que se está produciendo en las economías emergentes, y que...Starting at €8.20
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How to Convince Skeptical Investors
Huy, Q.; Zott, ChristophArticle ART-1604-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEntrepreneurs who succeed in obtaining investment funding are those who know that establishing credibility matters a great deal. The authors identify at least four types of action strategies that entrepreneurs use to create the right impression. By skillfully employing several symbolic yet practical actions, entrepreneurs with little previous track record can gain the confidence of resource providers. In the race for scarce resources, more manage...Starting at €8.20
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Teens Today, Young Adults in 2020
Nueno Iniesta, José LuisArticle ART-1894-EMarketingThe future and sustainability of many companies will depend to a great extent on teenagers¿ behavior and attitudes toward consumption. As such, getting to know this key group now will pay off in the long term when they become young adults. Based on the latest findings of an international study of teenagers across eight countries, the author anticipates some of the main consumption patterns that will affect the business world in 2020. In particula...Starting at €8.20
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Flexicurity: Riding Into the Future
Wilthagen, TonArticle ART-2047-EEconomicsOne of the most urgent problems confronting European governments today is high unemployment. At the same time, global companies are finding it harder to find experienced and qualified professionals who can help them compete in a global business environment. The creative and collaborative approach to employment known as flexicurity seemingly offers a solution to both these problems by emphasizing flexible work arrangements and comprehensive lifelo...Starting at €8.20
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Untapping Innovation
IESE InsightArticle ART-2795-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and ChangeWhy do some innovations take off, while others languish? "Things cannot happen before their time," cautions Igal Aisenberg, a dairy farmer turned agricultural businessman who worked for Netafim, maker of drip irrigation systems. In this article he discusses the conflux of conditions that leads to the adoption of disruptive technology, and he underscores the importance of a business having social ends.Starting at €8.20